use of those faculties which the Almighty had be- 

 stowed upon them. By educating himself, a man 

 was the better able to appreciate the advantages of 

 a good and virtuous life, and also to discriminate 

 between right and wrong, so that he might do his 

 duty towards his neighbour, his duty towards him- 

 self ; and in the performance of those two duties he 

 would be doing the greatest of all duties, that towards 

 his Maker. It was with this conviction that this 

 Beading Eoom had been provided ; and it gave him 

 much pleasure to see it so full this evening. If the 

 fishermen only showed their appreciation of it by 

 their attendance, an adjacent arch would also be fitted 

 up, and there would thus be accommodation for double 

 the number. In the meantime, as many among the 

 fishermen had not the advantage of education, it had 

 been thought desirable that there should be some 

 one to read aloud some amusing book in the room of 

 an evening : he had pledged himself to do so once a- 

 fortnight, and if other gentlemen would do the same, 

 there would, with very little trouble, be an amusing 

 and instructive entertainment provided there almost 

 every evening in the week. It was a source of plea- 

 sure to find many persons taking a warm interest in 

 this Institution, which was to a considerable extent 

 self-supporting, and it is always a pleasure to help 

 those who help themselves. He was accompanied 

 by a very dear and affectionate old friend, Mr. Jesse, 

 who had kindly prepared a paper on " Singular Facts 

 Relating to Fish," expressly for this occasion. 



